This monograph notes the dichotomy between doctoral education and preparation for various kinds of jobs or careers, arguing that while doctoral education prepares people to do independent research, employers by and large are seeking other skills. This paper attempts to examine the role of graduate education through a variety of lenses--e.g., as…

This study examines actual employment patterns of Ph.D.s in an effort to provide a basis for policy responses to what is felt to be a continuing crisis in the academic job market for humanities Ph.D.s. The study involved almost 6,000 Ph.D. candidates from 61 doctoral-granting institutions across the United States. Six disciplines were chosen to…